Toy Train

c. 1940

Robert Clark

Associated Names
Robert Clark

Artist, American, 1910 - 1990

The image shows a toy train with a locomotive and two wagons. The train is red with some black patches, mostly on the locomotive. The locomotive is on the left, and the two wagons are on the right against a beige background. The wheels of the train are metallic and look aged.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 50.6 cm (14 x 19 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 11/16" high; 3 3/4" wide; 6 1/4" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8117


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 145, no. 283.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 626, no. 2233.

Inscriptions

center right in colored pencil: robert+e+clark

Wikidata ID

Q64628875

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